He studies because …
And …
But …
Because …
So …
I go for a run …
Meet Carl …
An early night
I go to bed at ten thirty every night, but I was tired so I went to bed early yesterday. I slept well but then I got up at half past five this morning! I was hungry but there wasn’t any food in the kitchen. Every cupboard was empty. I wanted milk, cereal and orange juice, so I went to buy some but when I got there every shop was closed because it was still early. I went back home and into the kitchen again. There was some grapefruit juice and brown bread but I don’t like grapefruit juice and brown bread! It wasn’t a good morning, so I went back to bed until the shop opened. I hope every day isn’t like this!
conjunctions
Conjunctions link two ideas/statements/clauses.
and
‘and‘ is used to link two ideas that are related. (See Unit 11)
My husband plays tennis and football.
She can’t cook and she can’t clean.
He got into his car and left.
but
‘but‘ is used to link a positive and a negative idea. (See Unit 11)
She wants to go to the cinema, but I don’t like that movie.
He went to the nightclub but he didn’t dance.
He doesn’t play the guitar but he plays the drums.
so
‘so‘ is used to give a result.
I can’t sleep, so I’m going to have some hot milk.
He was late, so I left without him.
They didn’t invite us, so we didn’t go to their party.
because
‘because‘ is used to give a reason.
I study English because I love languages.
She is sad because she saw an accident.
I’m tired because I went to bed very late.
every
‘every’ means all people or all things.
There is a lot of work to do every day.
They listened carefully to every word he said.
My dog barks at every stranger who comes to the door.
My wife complains in every restaurant we go to.
I exercised too much. Every muscle aches.
Every time I see him he is smiling.
Join the words together to make sentences
We want to learn English and we want to speak it well.
We want to learn English because it’s an international language.
We want to learn English so we study every day.
We want to learn English but we don’t want to learn French.
Answer the questions about Carl
- He lives in Singapore.
- His train is at 6.55pm.
- He works in an office in the centre of town.
- He goes to the gym after work.